Does your child love animals, bones, skulls, or all of the above? Our next children’s after school class will focus exclusively on bones! The IMNH specializes in fun, hands-on, classes activities to get your young learner excited about science and natural history. Students will engage with bone experts and learn how to identify where bones go […]Read More »

Idaho Museum of Natural History is proud to host a free book lecture by Priscilla Wegars, Ph.D. on April 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the ISU College of Education Auditorium (Room #243). Imprisoned in Paradise explores the Kooskia (KOOS-key) Internment Camp, an obscure and virtually-forgotten World War II U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service detention […]Read More »

A member of the carrot/parsley family, Orogenia is only a couple of inches tall with a root that goes much deeper. The petals are white but the anthers and the top of the ovary are dark purplish, giving the look of salt and pepper. Tuber-like roots can be used raw sliced and fried, or boiled. […]Read More »

The Idaho Museum of Natural History would like to invite residents of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation to an open house event on September 28, 2013, from 11 am to 5 pm. This event is free to all members of the Sho-Ban tribe. September 28, 2013, is the last day to view the Smithsonian traveling […]Read More »

We are celebrating Shark Week in style! Join us during the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week for special hands-on activities with modern and ancient sharks. At the Idaho Museum of Natural History, in the Science Discovery Center. Thursday, August 8-Saturday, August 10, 2-5 pmRead More »

The Idaho Museum of Natural History reaches over 10,000 children annually through outreach programs, guided tours, and after school classes. As the state museum of natural history, the Education Resources Center offers unique educational materials and classes for teachers and students from the Snake River Plain, into the Panhandle, and beyond. We at the ERC […]Read More »

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